A shrew's brain and other organs can shrink by as much as 30% and then grow back in the spring. Once the brain of a human being shrinks, it remains in that state.

How the restaurateur Gabrielle Hamilton—of the beloved New York City establishment Prune—became a noted memoirist.

Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Nine years is a lifetime for foxes and hares. But it's also the ideal space between installments in a thoughtful animated ...

Though the western spotted skunk is less common and more elusive than the more familiar striped skunk, it’s doing better than its cousin back East, where populations have declined by at least 90% ...

In 1969, the longtime foreign correspondent recalled a youthful adventure in which she moved to China, keen on becoming an ...

breaking Syria chemical weapons deal reached by U.S. and Russia The United States and Russia say they have reached an agreement on a framework for securing Syria's chemical weapons, a move that ...

Kings Canyon National Park, located in the Southern Sierra Nevada region of California, is generally visited for its massive ...

Denise E. Robinson, Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. Short-tailed shrews Blarina brevicauda cached most (86.6%) prey captured. Few were consumed immediately (9 4%) or left where killed (3.9%). Shrews most often ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was recently deposed as part of a lawsuit over the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, and transcripts of the ...

Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry the youngest, Bianca, until the eldest, Katherine, is ...